CVA Deluxe Soft Bag Range Cleaning Kit ???

[JeffB1961]

my 2003 optima doesn't have a removable firing pin like the V1 and V2 . the link above to ebay was for a new receiver that has the removable firing pin system . so my barrel would have to attach to the new receiver and the pic from the ebay page fore it shows the pic i shared . maybe i'm a wuss ..... but i'm not comfortable with that and the trigger seems fine just dryfiring it . plus i'd rather put that $100 towards a new/better ML .... IF i do have a problem with the trigger . i appreciate the votes of confidence .... but i'm not gonna modify something that could harm me or worse .

 

[JeffB1961]

 

[JeffB1961]

this would be very simple if my optima had this feature .

 

[deermanok]

I see now that you have an older style receiver. Some 000 steel wool and some type of cleaner, Hoppe's gun solvent or similar should clean up that crud pretty good.

 

[JeffB1961]

FWIU 2003 was the first year they made the optima . i'll order the cleaning kit next week and clean everything i can reach as good as i possibly can . then i'll try firing it . i'm also gonna order a new replacement breech plug and wrench for it . it's original BP cleaned up good but i figure it cant hurt to have a backup . and i think i misspoke saying it's stainless steel , i think it may be nickle plated ..... maybe someone can correct or clarify that for me .

thanks , jeff

 

[deermanok]

Not sure if it's plated or some alloy?
I have an older CVA flintlock rifle with probably the same type barrel.

 

[JeffB1961]

what ever it is the good thing is it doesn't have rust or corrosion . it does have some discoloration but i think it's just buildup from lack of cleaning .
thanks for putting up with me , jeff

 

[deermanok]

Mine too has some stains on it near the vent.

 

[JeffB1961]

that is beautiful !

 

[deermanok]

Thanks, I put it together from parts of 3 different guns. I originally named it the Frankenflinter but I'm now leaning more to the Oklahoma Poor Boy rifle.

 

[toytruck]

I see now what you have been saying. I was going by your saying your gun was the same as the ebay one that shows the removable firing pin.
CVA recalled a lot of their old model rifles. Not sure you have one, but might be worth a call to them.

 

[JeffB1961]

i'll call tomorrow . FWIU it was shot a lot before it was put away LOADED 10 or so years ago .
i wonder if they'll give me a new one free if it is ??? hahahaha

 

[JeffB1961]

I see now what you have been saying. I was going by your saying your gun was the same as the ebay one that shows the removable firing pin.
CVA recalled a lot of their old model rifles. Not sure you have one, but might be worth a call to them.

FWICT it was in 95 and 96 . mine is a 2003 model . thanks for the heads up though
i will still call them tomorrow though .

https://www.bevfitchett.us/cva-optima/r-voluntary-recall.html
https://cva.com/dudley-mcgarity-explains-truth-cva-muzzleloaders/
https://www.modernmuzzleloader.com/threads/cva-muzzleloader-failues.18912/
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/cva-recall.871183/
https://www.deerhuntersclub.com/threads/cva-recall.4197/
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/black-powder/282316-cva-recall.html

 

[gmstack]

I agree WD 40 should never, ever be used on trigger or any where else on any firearm.

 

[barbatotony]

If we’re voting, I cast one for Frankenflinter. That’s really a nice looking rifle, sir.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

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I think, not 100%, that your optima has the firing pin accessible from the rear. Pull back the hammer and look in there.

 

[JeffB1961]

i called CVA today and the only recall is for (i think) two 95 and 96 models .
they also said don't use wd40 and said to use ballistol .
and i don't see anything in the hammer area i can adjust or remove . the trigger feels fine though ,
i want to clean the trigger area out because i'll be cleaning everything i can get to . so i'll just flush it with ballistol .

thanks folks , jeff

 

[mnoland30]

WD-40 is great for lots of things, but not for guns. It will kill primers. I cleaned my brass with it once, and it worked really well. I guess I didn't wipe it off enough, because when I had a shot at an elk, it went click instead of boom.

 

[steverich165]

WD-40 is great for lots of things, but not for guns. It will kill primers. I cleaned my brass with it once, and it worked really well. I guess I didn't wipe it off enough, because when I had a shot at an elk, it went click instead of boom.

I know the feeling. Then you have to wonder how long you have to wait to see if goes boom...

 

[barbatotony]

i've got a 2003 CVA optima that i haven't shot yet and i don't have any cleaning accessories for it . i need a longer ram rod for it and like the one in this kit . should this kit be all i need for cleaning it ?



thanks , jeff

JeffB1961, before you purchase the CVA kit, and I am a bid fan of their accessories, but you owe it to yourself to check out a small company called Eastern Maine Shooting Supplies. The kit they have for cleaning BP is as good as it gets. Wonderful rod!